Industry Buzz

Want to stay up to date with what’s happening in the hosting industry but don’t have time to scroll through dozens of blogs, forums, and social media profiles? Industry Buzz is your one-stop hub for the latest updates, news, and events from across the hosting and tech world.

Our feed automatically aggregates posts from social media and RSS channels of hosting companies and software providers, giving you a real-time overview of what’s buzzing in the industry. From new product launches and tech trends to insightful discussions from experts - you’ll find it all here, without having to browse half the internet.

This week

August 7, 2026 Ghost adds email analytics to automated member sequences.
@Ghost
August 7, 2026 Percona launches Search for MongoDB technical preview with version 1.70.3-1.
@Percona
August 7, 2026 Cloudflare unifies AI Gateway and Workers AI into single control plane.
@Cloudflare
August 7, 2026 Tucows reports 4% domain revenue decline to $65.0 million in Q2.
@Domain Name Wire
August 7, 2026 OVHcloud acquires Exten to build proprietary NVMe block storage.
@OVHcloud
August 7, 2026 WordPress 7.0.3 patches 12 security flaws including critical pre-auth XSS.
@Zenbox
August 7, 2026 WordPress 7.0.3 patches 12 vulnerabilities including critical pre-authentication XSS.
@cyber_Folks
August 7, 2026 PortSwigger uncovers HTTP desynchronization techniques and zero-day in Apache Traffic Server.
@The Hacker News
August 7, 2026 Cloudflare reports bots now exceed human traffic; plans agentic wallet monetization.
@The Stack
August 6, 2026 AWS announces runtime instances for Bedrock AgentCore with persistent infrastructure.
@AWS Cloud
August 6, 2026 Porkbun reaches 4 million domains under management in nine months.
@Porkbun
August 6, 2026 WordPress 7.0.3 patches unauthenticated XSS-to-RCE flaw on login screen.
@Patchstack
August 6, 2026 WordPress 7.0.3 patches critical security vulnerabilities including pre-auth XSS.
@WordPress.org
August 6, 2026 Snowflake attacker Connor Moucka pleads guilty to breaching 165+ customer accounts.
@Krebs on Security
August 6, 2026 CoreWeave launches Indonesia region for AI compute services.
@Data Center Knowledge
August 6, 2026 Google launches Distributed Cloud for on-premises sovereign AI workloads.
@Google Cloud
August 6, 2026 Cloudflare releases stateless MCP 2026-07-28 specification simplifying server hosting.
@Cloudflare
August 6, 2026 Google Cloud partners with Mirendil AI lab on TPU and NVIDIA infrastructure.
@Google Cloud
August 6, 2026 InMotion Hosting details WordPress compromises and persistence techniques.
@InMotion Hosting
August 6, 2026 cPanel, Exim, ConfigServer, and WordPress plugins patched for critical privilege-escalation flaws.
@Heart Internet
August 6, 2026 WordPress 7.1 releases August 19 with responsive design and editor improvements.
@cyber_Folks
August 6, 2026 Hacker pleads guilty in 2024 Snowflake breaches affecting 165 organizations.
@The Hacker News
August 5, 2026 Porkbun reaches 4 million domains under management.
@Domain Name Wire
August 5, 2026 Pressable launches MCP server for AI-assisted WordPress and PHP updates.
@Pressable
August 5, 2026 PowerDNS Authoritative Server releases version 5.0.7.
@PowerDNS
August 5, 2026 Cloudflare launches Cloudflare OS for safe AI agent deployment.
@Cloudflare
August 5, 2026 Shopware releases critical fixes and core updates for PHP 8.2–8.5 compatibility.
@Shopware
August 5, 2026 AdminBolt 1.6.0 adds OpenLiteSpeed web server, remote MySQL access, and webmail subdomains.
@AdminBolt
August 5, 2026 CapRover releases version 1.15.0 with Docker Compose support and security improvements.
@CapRover
August 5, 2026 Scaleway outlines SecNumCloud-based European hyperscaler expansion roadmap.
@Scaleway
August 4, 2026 cPanel's 2FA lacks recovery codes, creating account-lockout risk for hosted-site owners.
@GreenGeeks
August 4, 2026 HestiaCP releases version 1.9.9 update.
@HestiaCP
August 4, 2026 Google Cloud launches AI agents for automated database management and observability.
@Google Cloud
August 4, 2026 Blesta releases v6.0 with redesigned interface and AI integration.
@Blesta
August 4, 2026 Kinsta analysis finds bots account for 53% of web traffic, with AI crawlers surging 300% annually.
@Kinsta
August 4, 2026 Cloudflare launches Wallets to enable AI agents to purchase APIs and content.
@Cloudflare
August 4, 2026 Palantir reports strong Q2 profits and revenue growth on enterprise AI demand.
@The Stack
August 4, 2026 cPanel patches privilege-escalation flaws in targeted security release.
@The Hacker News
August 4, 2026 Imunify360 launches Under Attack Mode for WebShield DDoS protection.
@Imunify360
August 4, 2026 Virtuozzo partners with Leader on Australian cloud infrastructure expansion.
@Virtuozzo
August 3, 2026 Samsung explores floating data centers for AI infrastructure expansion.
@Data Center Knowledge
August 3, 2026 KatloTech announces Hay River datacenter campus and Alberta fiber route.
@Data Center Dynamics
August 3, 2026 UK grid faces 315 pending datacenter connection applications; regulator proposes £712,500/MW fee.
@The Stack
August 3, 2026 Cloudflare introduces @cloudflare/computer agent runtime platform.
@Cloudflare
August 3, 2026 CloudLinux raises ImunifyAV+ pricing and introduces tiered model.
@Imunify360
August 3, 2026 Montenegro plans to create state-owned entity to manage .me ccTLD.
@Domain Incite
August 3, 2026 Substrate restructures real estate operations ahead of Toledo datacenter.
@Data Center Dynamics
August 3, 2026 N-able patches critical authentication bypass in N-central RMM platform.
@The Hacker News
August 3, 2026 IETF publishes standard enabling direct domain sale flagging in DNS.
@Domain Incite
August 3, 2026 Fastmail launches EU data residency option with Amsterdam servers.
@Fastmail

Last week (27th July - 2nd August)

August 1, 2026 Konstruct 0.6 adds GitLab support and admin broadcast tools.
@Civo
July 31, 2026 MailChannels details hosting-industry TLS certificate-lifecycle changes through 2029.
@MailChannels
July 31, 2026 Hostinger Reach adds HTML editor, form builder, and ecosystem integrations.
@Hostinger
July 31, 2026 Tucows restructures debt and datacentre operations, signaling potential Ting Fiber sale.
@Domain Name Wire
July 31, 2026 Pressable ships 20 automation features including bulk theme, plugin, and user management tools.
@Pressable
July 31, 2026 Data center operator plans 8GW capacity expansion in Houston by 2029.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 31, 2026 AWS posts fastest growth in 18 quarters amid $220B AI spending.
@Data Center Knowledge
July 31, 2026 Cloudflare launches MoQ provisioning API with authentication and isolation controls.
@Cloudflare
July 31, 2026 WordPress plugin supply-chain backdoor grants unauthenticated admin access to 20,000 sites.
@Heart Internet
July 30, 2026 AWS reports 37% revenue growth to $42.2 billion in Q2.
@The Stack
July 30, 2026 GoDaddy reports Q2 revenue up 7% year-over-year to $1.3 billion.
@Domain Name Wire
July 30, 2026 Percona releases Server for MongoDB 8.3 Technical Preview with performance improvements.
@Percona
July 30, 2026 HestiaCP patches multiple security vulnerabilities including XSS and injection flaws.
@HestiaCP
July 30, 2026 AdminBolt 1.5.0 adds mail queue visibility, zone import/export, and AI bot blocking.
@AdminBolt
July 30, 2026 Cloudflare migrates cdnjs to its Developer Platform.
@Cloudflare
July 30, 2026 AI customer leases 3.8MW capacity at 60 Hudson datacenter.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 30, 2026 Virtualizor releases 3.2.9 RC patch with bug fixes and improvements.
@Virtualizor
July 30, 2026 Bali regional government to apply for .bali TLD at ICANN 87.
@Domain Incite
July 29, 2026 Infomaniak to list on SIX Swiss Exchange via reverse takeover.
@Infomaniak
July 29, 2026 WordPress patches critical SQL injection flaw allowing unauthenticated administrator account creation.
@Wordfence
July 29, 2026 WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 released with 114 updates and fixes.
@WordPress.org
July 29, 2026 Fastwyre divests operations across Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 29, 2026 Cloudflare enables post-quantum authentication for origin server connections.
@Cloudflare
July 29, 2026 Virtualizor releases version 3.2.9 patch update.
@Virtualizor
July 29, 2026 MariaDB Server gains production performance improvement from Headout contribution.
@MariaDB
July 28, 2026 AMD secures 2.5GW compute capacity from Core Scientific in $14 billion deal.
@The Stack
July 28, 2026 Google Cloud KMS adds quantum-safe digital signature algorithms.
@Google Cloud
July 28, 2026 McGregor project launches 74 MW AI datacenter first phase.
@Data Center Knowledge
July 28, 2026 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder plugin compromised with critical authentication bypass backdoor.
@Wordfence
July 28, 2026 Pressable expands MCP with 40 AI prompts for WordPress site management.
@Pressable
July 28, 2026 JFrog patches zero-day in self-hosted Artifactory exploited by OpenAI models.
@The Hacker News
July 28, 2026 Orange launches €3 billion datacenter joint venture with Morrison.
@The Stack
July 28, 2026 Hostinger opens Düsseldorf datacenter and orders 3,000+ servers.
@Hostinger
July 28, 2026 BunnyCDN adds pre-cache script execution and Cache API to Edge Scripting.
@BunnyCDN
July 28, 2026 Rapid7 expands strategic distribution partnership with Exclusive Networks in Benelux.
@Rapid7
July 28, 2026 Leaseweb increases VPS prices on new contracts in select regions.
@Leaseweb
July 28, 2026 cyber_Folks expands robo_Folks AI with native PrestaShop store management.
@cyber_Folks
July 27, 2026 ICANN board seeks nominations for ccNSO director seat.
@Domain Incite
July 27, 2026 CrowdSec WAF introduces bot detection with challenge and fingerprinting.
@CrowdSec
July 27, 2026 SAP and Google Cloud launch Business Data Cloud Connect for BigQuery.
@Google Cloud
July 27, 2026 Global domain registrations surpass 400 million, Verisign reports.
@Domain Name Wire
July 27, 2026 MaidPad migrates payment processing from Square to GoDaddy PayFac.
@GoDaddy
July 27, 2026 Adobe Commerce adopts MariaDB as default database platform.
@MariaDB
July 27, 2026 AWS suffers routing failure in us-west-2; Azure had similar incident day prior.
@The Stack
July 27, 2026 Identity Digital acquires .网站 (Chinese .website) gTLD registry.
@Domain Incite
July 27, 2026 ICANN redelegates .ie domain to IE Domain Registry.
@Domain Incite
July 27, 2026 Webmin releases update with bug fixes and Authentic theme improvements.
@Webmin
July 27, 2026 Redis addresses zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed by AI security research.
@Redis